velveteen

Example Sentences

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Possessor of a velveteen baritone, perfect pitch and brilliant piano skills, Cole is known for his recordings of songs including “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa” and “Rambling Rose.”

From Los Angeles Times

Though it missed the velveteen, heavenly heights of the album, Lipa’s performance landed nimbly on verdant earth, not soaring to starry skies but unlocking an experience that celebrated the corporeal and fleeting.

From Washington Post

Even the relative refuge of the school auditorium during a play rehearsal evokes “the inside of a slaughtered animal, all oxblood paint and maroon velveteen.”

From New York Times

They wore "long greasy velveteen coats, furnished with pockets of vast capacity, and their nether limbs are encased in dirty canvas trousers", Mayhew noted.

From BBC

Unlike Margery Williams' velveteen rabbit, this phantom party resists becoming real.

From Salon